Ofcom to probe dominance of big three public-cloud players
Communications regulator will examine whether the current market conditions stymie innovation and opportunities for smaller players
MoD appoints £2m cyber specialist to test Army IT vulnerabilities
Firm will be asked to assess existing and new tech platforms
NHS unveils £30m framework for repairs and refurbished devices
Five suppliers appointed to potential four-year arrangement
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Bournemouth council signs £150k deal for ‘bereavement software’
Tech tool will help citizens and deathcare professionals
Suppliers urged to call out departments flouting new procurement guidelines
Government commercial representatives tell tech firms to speak up if their customers are ignoring new DDaT Playbook
DHSC picks IT firm to support NHS Covid Pass in potential £18m deal
Department is to work with Netcompany – which is also supporting the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’
Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds
Government picks 76 suppliers for £4bn digital transformation framework
Almost three in five firms picked for procurement vehicle are considered SMEs
Shetland fishers boosted by government investment in submersible imaging
Local development agency signs deal for new technology
NHS conducts £300k cyber review of Covid Pass
Contract signed with consultancy Mason Advisory
Deloitte picked as £10m delivery partner for new government-wide login system
Professional services firm to provide GDS with supplementary technical and project-management staff
Government efficiency drive cut £137m of digital spend in FY21
Cabinet Office claims creation of Central Digital and Data Office helped deliver nine-figure savings
Prison service seeks £6m partner to help ‘switch off large pieces of legacy estate’
HMPPS cites need to eliminate need to provide data to ageing platforms
NHS signs £1.4m deal for provision of rare and genetic disease database
Platform will enable users to search data on variants of inherited conditions
Public bodies encouraged to cancel contracts with Russian suppliers
Deals that could be under review include energy supply contacts and some tech consultancy engagements
Home Office keeps 250 sets of applications in AWS or Azure
Minister reveals department does not currently use Google Cloud Platform
Watchdog warns over ‘sneaky’ sales ploys to part drunken online shoppers from their money
Research from CMA finds many Brits enjoy a tipple while they browse
Defra invests in ‘identity investigation tool’
Software will provide officials with access to information including electoral roll data, property records, and details of insolvencies
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
HMRC signs £300m deals to support and modernise major applications
Tax agency awards contracts for support, decommissioning, disaggregation and modernisation of systems for income tax, National Insurance and other core applications
Scottish government backs local tech firms’ global expansion plans
Export strategy aims to support international ambitions of technology businesses
Revealed: Cabinet Office signed deal last month for ‘immediate cyber incident response’
Department directly awarded short-term deal to PwC but indicates there was no specific threat
Government-backed £10m ‘innovation network’ to help telecoms firms collaborate
New facility will also provide database of funding and R&D opportunities
Covid inquiry signs two-year deal for media-monitoring software
Soon-to-launch investigation exercise retains specialist arm of market-research giant Kantar to analyse traditional outlets and social media platforms